Introduction
Your gift is as safe as your character, my one of my favorite quotes from dr monroe of blizzard memory and i really love that quote because it speaks a lot about the value of character.
Everywhere you find yourself it's just like you have an egg in your palm. Let's assume the egg is the gift you are having and your palm is your character. So, how the egg is going to be handled as to whether it's going to fall or remain or even move to the destination that is going to be. Depends on how you are going to carry it away with your palm and that is
what we are actually talking about.
Unfortunately character does not have a specific place, character is everywhere.
So, we don't have a particular place that you have to exhibit your character. Character must be exhibited everywhere you find yourself. It's that simple and it’s actually what makes you stand out in the multiples of people.
Character is just what puts you out there, we know that this person has this character, this person has this principle, this person has these moral values that he or she works with, he or she puts forth and acts on. That is what's distinct you from everyone out there.
So, a character literally is everywhere and is that one thing that keeps you out there.
Two major things you have to consider to build a character
Let's look at three things to be conscious of when we talk about character. Now we've established the fact that character is everywhere . We want to look at two things that you have to be aware of anytime.
Number one stick to your values everywhere
just stick to it as a leader, if it's a principle you've set for yourself stick to it everywhere. That is what solidifies your character as a leader no matter where you find yourself. So, if you set some standards, some principles or some values for yourself just stick to it everywhere as a leader.
Let’s look for examples, “ i am not going to do this and i'm not going to do it”. “ i'll do this and i do it.”
Number two never compromise your convictions
You are convinced that the result of this thing is that. nNever compromise it. let me speak to leaders who are in position for example so you have a role to play in an organization or somewhere something of a sort.
There are things that you have to do to keep your organization running, you know that the end of taking a particular decision is going to put your organization at a higher level or at a lower level. Now if the decision you are going to take puts the organization on a higher level on a positive note, it means that it's something or it's a conviction that is going to guide you in whatever step you are going to take.
But once it's going to put the organization on the lower notes it tells you that you wouldn't have to take that step.
Same applies to anyone anywhere you are in a business film you start engaging in some activities that is not approved by the organization. Not part of the things that every person in the organization is convicted to do, you are actually not having a character. That is worth emulating.
So the second thing you would have to pay attention to is that you do not have to compromise your conviction.
